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In the role of the evil Queen Ravenna, gifted actress Charlize Theron’s greatest accomplishment might be fooling critics and the public into believing that “Snow White and the Huntsman” is an entertaining and memorable picture. It is neither, although that is not the fault of Theron, wonderful as the villain of the piece. Rather, the screenwriters — it took three to write it — deliver only temporary and rarely edgy tension. Much is tossed in, as though director Rupert Sanders was really creating a resume reel. (Just look at all I can do!)

Things to Do 06/04/12 - 12:05am

TODAY Meditation and Prayers for World Peace — 10:30-11:30 a.m. KMC-Texas-Lubbock, 6701 Aberdeen Ave., Suite No. 4. Meditation for everyone. Free. 757-2499. MONDAY Basic Dance Rhythms — 1 p.m. UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St. 783-8829. Jazzercise — 8:45 and 4:30 p.m. YWCA, 3101 35th St. All ages welcome. 794-3118. Jazzercise — 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Jazzercise Center.

Go! Notes 06/01/12 - 12:10am

Johnson holding house concerts

Johnson holding house concerts Wendy Colonna will headline a house concert at 7:30 p.m. June 22 at Paul Johnson’s home at 3707 94th St. She plays blues, soul, jazz and rock. Cary Cooper will headline a house concert at 7:15 p.m. July 1 at Johnson’s home. She plays folk and Americana music. For each show, the minimum donation for general admission seating is $20, with all funds going to the performer. Donations also are requested, and the event has a BYOB policy.

Review: Beach House comes into 'Bloom' 06/01/12 - 12:09am

Beach House, “Bloom” (Sub Pop) “Bloom” is the fourth studio album from Beach House and follows the duo’s successful 2010 album “Teen Dream.” Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand created “Bloom” on the road during the band’s two-year tour. The first single, “Myth,” is a beautiful concoction of twinkling synth, with dreamlike, fluid melodies, paired with equally dreamy lyrics: “What comes after this, momentary bliss.” The album then drifts into “Wild” and the dreamscape continues with the addition of a distinct rhythm, echoing a heartbeat.

Review: Spektor charms despite missteps on new CD 06/01/12 - 12:08am

Regina Spektor, “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats” (Sire/Warner) From the opening moment of “What We Saw from the Cheap Seats,” Regina Spektor enchants. On the first song, “Small Town Moon,” her beautiful vocal range is buoyed by rock-heavy interludes and coupled with uplifting lyrics that give the song a surprising amount of depth. But there are a couple of missteps that momentarily detract from the album, on which she mines emotional territory covering love, loss and more.

What's on tap in South Plains theaters 06/01/12 - 12:08am

“The Children’s Hour” — 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. A 1934 adult drama by Lillian Helman staged at Lubbock Community Theatre, 4230 Boston Ave. Directed by Shari Ellsworth. Co-produced by Lubbock Community Theatre and Texas Tech theater department. General admission tickets $10; seating is first-come and first seated. No reservations accepted. 749-2416. Final performances.

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Music

Music FRIDAY Geoff Tate and The Doug Stapp Trio — 7 p.m., Jake’s, 5025 50th St. $30. Rock. 687-5253. Guns 4 Roses-Guns N Roses Tribute Band — 7:30-10 p.m., Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. $25. 762-3233. Doug Moreland and John Slaughter — 10 p.m., Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave. 762-1185. Element — 10 p.m., Royal Palace, 3511 Ave. Q. Funk and soul. Ben Massey — 9 p.m., Bash Riprock’s, 2419 Main St. 762-2274.

TV cameras trained on dogs during summer 2012 06/01/12 - 12:05am

LOS ANGELES — Summer television used to mean reruns. This year it’s gone to the dogs. Several new shows star dogs and their owners in need of help. CBS has the lone network show in “Dogs in the City,” starring comic, dog trainer and businessman Justin Silver. It’s joined by documentaries on PBS and HBO and a series in the works for the Disney Channel, among others. Each Wednesday at 8 p.m., Silver will try to help hound and human tackle unsettling problems like joint custody after divorce or dealing with significant others who just moved in.

Theron's evil queen wears feathers, beetle wings 06/01/12 - 12:00am

LOS ANGELES — Charlize Theron’s evil queen costumes for “Snow White and the Huntsman” called for hundreds of hand-cut rooster feathers, thousands of iridescent beetle wings from Thailand and one particularly imposing crown. The outfits, some of which are on view at an LA pop-up gallery ahead of the film’s Friday opening, represented a host of firsts for Academy Award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood.

Queensrÿche's lead singer finds quieter concerts rewarding 06/01/12 - 12:04am

Geoff Tate loves his work. So when Queensrÿche, the progressive metal band he’s fronted for three decades took a year off, Tate found another way to continue to sing and perform. He put together an acoustic band, worked up some songs and hit the road. “Queensrÿche is not doing much together this year,” Tate said. “I wanted to keep touring and I wanted to move in a different direction. It’s kind of a singer’s dream really. You’re not competing with the other instruments, especially the drum kit. The whole idea was hatched after a dinner party at my house one night.”